Fight

Fight. Fight for your life. Fight for your rights. Fight for faith. Fight for what you believe in. Fight for what is right. Fight for liberty. Fight for freedom. Fight for humanity. Fight for peace.

I'm not calling for violence, I'm pleading for action. It is too often that we let the flow of life control us. I know that thanks to so much that happened today. I have so little time until my trip to New York City. I really have a lot I want to do until then and I know I can do by I have to give it my umph. And for once I have that energy and spirit to do this.

I think about V for Vendetta. In the movie society just allows government to slowly take over their lives until they learn to just accept the lack of human rights and the fear. But V shows Evie that they need to fight for a better life. It is soooooo easy to just accept life as it is. It is so easy to be afraid to face that mountain or that test. It is so easy to avoid someone you like. It is so easy to let people harass you. It is so easy to not try in school. It is so easy to depend on drugs and alcohol. It is so easy to let time fly by and follow no self-discipline. It is so easy to not care about the world. But in the end we realize how miserable this way of life is. We can't always live contented with life the way it is. We cannot be contented with fear!

The school totally messed up my schedule. But I must be brave. Even though in large capital letters they warned us that our schedules could not be changed, they cannot back down to me. I will not let the school control my life. I will lead. I will take charge of my path. I will not recklessly and aimlessly wander through life letting its currents take over. I will be the boat that flows up the rapids and torrents despite the struggle. Because in the end we reach the paradise we aim for. In the end even if we don't get what we want we learn something. Even if we are punished harshly for our bravery we weaken the forces of fear and that dominate and control us.

Maybe I am just against the establishment. But I don't actually act that way. For once I am going to take charge. I am going to fight for the schedule I want. I am going to fight to live with a purpose. I am going to fight to accomplish my goals. I am going to fight. And if anything I am going to win!

"I Will Not Bow" Breaking Benjamin



If the title isn't obvious enough.... I WILL NOT BOW...

Who will you not bow down to?